2026/2027 Season
5th–7th Grade
Ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, acro and hip hop for dancers in 5th–7th grade.
Junior Dance Classes
Our junior dance classes give children in grades 5th-7th the opportunity to explore different styles of dance, develop their skills, and build confidence in a fun and encouraging environment. Whether your child is brand-new to dance or has previous experience, our instructors help each dancer grow at their own pace while learning age-appropriate technique and choreography. Through dance, children develop coordination, musicality, creativity, and teamwork while making friendships and discovering the joy of performing. At Dancation, every dancer is encouraged to learn, grow, and feel proud of their progress.
Weekly schedule
| Class | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Junior/Teen Ballet | Monday | 7:30 PM |
| Dance Team Audition required | Monday | 8:30 PM |
| Junior/Teen Tap | Tuesday | 8:30 PM |
| Junior Jazz | Wednesday | 5:30 PM |
| Mini/Junior Lyrical | Wednesday | 5:30 PM |
| Junior/Teen Lyrical | Wednesday | 7:30 PM |
| Junior/Teen Acro | Wednesday | 8:30 PM |
| Junior Hip Hop | Thursday | 6:30 PM |
| Hip Hop Crew Audition required | Thursday | 7:30 PM |
Dance Team and Hip Hop Crew require an audition. Learn about our teams →
Class descriptions
Ballet
Ballet focuses on classical technique, proper body alignment, placement, and ballet terminology. Classes begin with barre exercises before progressing to center work and combinations across the floor. Dancers develop strength, flexibility, balance, posture, and control while refining their technique and building a strong foundation for other dance styles.
Tap
Tap focuses on rhythm, musicality, and precise footwork as dancers create sounds and patterns with their tap shoes. Through exercises, steps, and combinations, dancers develop timing, coordination, clarity of sound, and proper tap technique. Classes also incorporate upper-body movement and performance skills as dancers build confidence and develop their tap vocabulary.
Jazz
Jazz is an energetic style of dance that combines strong technique with dynamic and expressive movement. Dancers develop skills in leaps, jumps, turns, and isolations while working on coordination, flexibility, strength, and musicality. Classes explore a variety of jazz styles and choreography, helping dancers refine their technique, build confidence, and develop their performance skills.
Lyrical
Lyrical combines elements of ballet and jazz technique with expressive and fluid movement. Dancers explore musical interpretation and learn to communicate emotion and tell a story through choreography. Classes focus on technique, balance, control, musicality, and expression while helping dancers develop their artistry and performance quality.
Acro
Acro blends dance technique with acrobatic skills, combining flexibility, strength, balance, and tumbling. Using the Acrobatic Arts curriculum, dancers work through progressive training to develop proper technique, body control, and safe execution of skills. As dancers advance, they build on foundational movements and work toward more challenging tricks and combinations while developing strength and confidence.
Hip Hop
Hip Hop is a high-energy style of dance rooted in street dance. Dancers explore a variety of grooves, rhythms, and movement styles while learning more detailed choreography set to hip hop music. Classes focus on coordination, musicality, timing, and performance quality, while encouraging dancers to develop their own style, confidence, and individuality.
Ready to try a class?
Your dancer can try any open class in their age group free for a week.